However, this is not always so. Here are the ten youngest ever Champions League goalscorers, some of them have gone on to become household names and some you will have never heard of…

10) Mariyan Ognyanov, for Levski Sofia, 18 years and 60 days

The then youngster scored a last minute consolation goal for Levski Sofia in a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea in 2006. He is now still playing in the Bulgarian premier league, but with Botev Plovdiv.

9) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, for Arsenal, 18 years and 44 days

The former Southampton player became the youngest Englishman to score in the competition when he put in the first in a 2-1 win over Olympiakos. Still at the Gunners, the youngster has a bright future ahead of him.